Harriet Lavender, Senior Consultant
Having lived my childhood abroad in Hong Kong, Brunei, Nepal and Germany, I moved to London where I joined Saatchi & Saatchi.
After three years I was keen for a new adventure and travelled to and around Australia. I returned to join a global recruitment company before needing to satisfy my thirst for travel again when I took a year out to explore Central America and do charity work. After a short spell teaching my path crossed with Richard and I joined Oakleaf Partnership in August 2005. The rest is history! It’s been fantastic to be part of a new and developing organisation and time has literally flown by. I focus on recruiting HR professionals into the Financial Services sector.
I ran the London Marathon 2001 (also beating Richard!). My most recent travels have included trekking Machu Picchu and the Himalayas.
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Testimonials for Harriet
- Julie Kenworthy, Bank of AmericaOakleaf provided an immaculate service, support and advice when I was looking for a role. Their professional service from the initial meeting to securing an offer was outstanding and Harriet Lavender who supported me could not have been any more helpful, friendly and pro-active in her service. I now have a 6 month contract but as that comes to an end I will be straight back to Harriet to secure further work. Thank you Oakleaf for a fantastic experience and service.
- Anon - taken from Customer Satisfaction SurveyHarriet was great to work with - friendly, honest and truly cares about her work
- Head of Learning & Development, Insurance FirmHarriet is a delight to work with and someone who really listens and understands your organisation to enable her to source and find the right candidates for our roles. An invaluable strength of Harriet’s is the way she builds strong relationships with the candidates, which enables her to really understand whether they would be a good fit for our business. She is very personable and honest and someone that I would highly recommend to assist in any HR recruitment.
- HR Adviser, Top 10 Law firmI have found Simon and Harriet in particular very pleasant to work with in finding jobs and helping me through the interview process. They are both very personable and professional and Harriet has worked very hard in trying to find me suitable employment and has listened to my requirements. She has also never put me forward for a role that wasn't suitable and she has always prepared me in advance, having a very clear understanding of the role and company for which I am applying. The feedback has been honest and fair and this has enabled me to learn from the interview experience. I have recommended Oakleaf and spoken about their quality service on several occasions. Many thanks to the team and especially Harriet
- Head of HR, IDBHarriet has always been driven to ensure that Oakleaf find the right candidate for our organisation by having a clear understanding of our needs, matching those against the expectations of candidates in the market, and providing a consistent supply of the right candidates for us. Job well done!!
- Janine Garn, Bank of AmericaI have worked with Oakleaf to find my last two roles and both times have been very impressed with the opportunities presented to me and the level of service received. Harriet, Simon and the team were head and shoulders above their competition in terms of responsiveness and working with me closely to find the right role for me. I would not hesitate to recommend Oakleaf as a candidate and look forward to working with them as a client.
- Anon - taken from Customer Satisfaction SurveyHarriet Lavender was extremely professional and managed the balance between selling me as a candidate and giving her client what they wanted.